Heatwave grips India, maximum temperatures rise above normal levels

The ongoing heat wave is the second heatwave spell this month. 

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By Chayanika Das
Published on Apr 22, 2024 10:22 am IST 8 Photos
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Large parts of India faced intense heat, with temperatures in many areas settling four to six degrees Celsius above normal. (HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)
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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), maximum temperatures hovered between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius in parts of Odisha and Rayalaseema, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. (HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)
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Parts of Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Uttar Pradesh recorded maximum temperatures between 40 and 42 degrees Celsius. (HT Photo/Vipin Kumar)

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Maximum temperatures settled 4 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal in many parts of Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha; and 2 to 4 degrees above normal in parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Telangana, the IMD said.(HT Photo/Anshuman Poyrekar)
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Delhi on Sunday recorded a minimum temperature of 24 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department. (PTI)

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